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Early Life

Leigh-Anne is from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. She has 2 sisters, Sarah and Sian-Louise. Her parents got divorced in 2009. Before joining Little Mix, she worked as a waitress in Pizza Hut. Leigh-Anne said,

"I've been singing

Leigh as a child

since I was nine". Leigh-Anne's mother, Debbie, recalled, "she was always singing. She had a karaoke machine when she was little and was always putting on performances. Leigh-Anne and her older sister, Sarah, would pretend they were The Spice Girls. At primary school, Leigh-Anne performed in a school version of Stars In Their Eyes and sang Daphne & Celeste's Ooh Stick You. , and Leigh-Anne`s sister, Sarah, remembers Leigh-Anne "always used to sing in the bathroom as she got ready for school" . When she was young, Leigh-Anne and her sister Sarah attended stage school, and at the age of 11, Leigh-Anne attended Sylvia Young Theater School in London for a short while.

Career

Leigh-Anne auditioning for X Factor with the song Only Girl in The World by Rihanna

X Factor (2011)

Leigh-Anne went to auditions for X Factor in London , held at O2 Arena on 6, 7, 8 and 9 July 2011. Leigh-Anne passed the auditions in front of the show`s producers and she went on to perform Rihanna's Only Girl (in the World), and Summertime in front the judges, who gave her four "yeses" and she was through to bootcamp, Leigh-Anne recalled, that at her audition, "I was ill and I thought I`m never going to get through but I went out there and just went for it."

DNA (2012-present)

Following The X Factor, the girls signed a record contract with Sony Music subsidiary Syco Music. They said through a live stream via Twitcam that their debut single will be called "Wings". Little Mix announced their debut album in September 2012 called DNA, which released on 19 November 2012. They later published lyrics videos and official music videos of their other singles, "DNA", "Change Your Life", and "How Ya Doin'?".

Tattoos

Leigh-Anne already had a tattoo on her neck called 'Believe'. It is believed that Leigh-Anne got this tattoo after the release of Justin Bieber's second album called 'Believe'.

Leigh-Anne unveiled her new butterfly tattoo on March 13, 2013. She got the tattoo as a tribute to the band's biggest hit Wings and their devoted fans.

Personal Life

Jordan Kiffin

Leigh-Anne is currently dating Jordan Kiffin. He is a football player for the football club Ashford Town, Middlesex. They met each other at the celbration party for Wings. This year she went with him to Barbados.

Quotes

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I'll admit, I never wanted to be in a band, then, in X Factor, they put me in this group and it's the best thing that`s ever happened to me.

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—Leigh-Anne Pinnock

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It's just weird having people know who I am and want my autograph and their photo taken with me. It`s crazy.

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—Leigh-Anne Pinnock

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The best thing about Little Mix is we`re role models for being ourselves.

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—Leigh-Anne Pinnock

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A week before the X-Factor audition, I was thinking, ‘What if I don’t get along with the girls?’ I just wasn’t sure about it at all. But after being with them, they’re just incredible. I absolutely love them to bits. There’s no diva in the group, and I mean that. We’re all really relaxed and we just work.

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—Leigh-Anne

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“Always take lip balm! When we get nervous, especially when we perform, we get dry lips.”

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—Leigh-Anne

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“I’m absolutely in love with partying! My perfect girls’ night would start off with all of the girls coming to my place, getting ready together, helping each other with makeup and hair. Then we’d go out and dance the night away.”

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—Leigh-Anne

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“I love colorful things, like 'snapback' hats. It’s a hat that’s like a cap with the little things that pop on the back. That’s my logo. My typical outfit is skinny jeans with an army jacket or a big denim jacket with a snapback.”

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—Leigh-Anne

Trivia

Her favorite shop is Topshop.

Her favorite genre of music is R&B.

Her style inspirations are Rihanna, Lisa Turtle, and Fresh Prince.

She started singing when she was nine.

She passed her driving test the second time.

Her favorite movies are Titanic and White Chicks.

She has a pet pug or dog that she loves more than anything, named Harvey.